Autism Practitioners; Support Workers

Autism Practitioners (Support Workers) – Auchterarder

Starting at £14.46 per hour, rising to £14.68 ortunity to progress to £15.16 at your own pace. (Inclusive of rural allowance). Full- and part-time positions available. Additional £107.60 for sleepovers worked.
No visa sponsorship
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Join our team at Appletree Housing Support Service near Auchterarder (Postcode PH3 1D), where you’ll support an autistic adult in his own home. You’ll create personalised support plans, build relationships with the supported person, their family and stakeholders, and work to help them lead a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. You’ll use a low‑arousal approach in day‑to‑day practice.

Appletree Community provides a close‑knit rural environment that supports the low‑arousal approach. The supported person enjoys indoor and outdoor spaces, their team, and community activities.

• Compassionate, collaborative and committed to supporting someone to lead a happy, healthy and fulfilling life
• Enthusiastic about learning on the job
• Able to work a range of shifts, including evenings, weekends and sleepovers, as agreed in a rolling rota
• Able to learn and apply a low‑arousal approach to your practice
• Able to take a trauma‑informed approach to support
• Share our organisational values
• UK driver’s licence desirable

• 30 days holiday pro‑rata (increases with service)
• Comprehensive training from day one, including funded SVQ support
• Non‑contributory life assurance
• Workplace pension (employer matched up to 9%)
• Discount platform and Employee Assistance Programme

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.

Reference: SA1212

** Please note this position is not in Dundee or Perth.**